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Wayne Rée (he/they)
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Singaporean writer of prose, comics, podcasts, television, and even that one online text-based game. waynereewrites.com
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#portfolioday

I'm a writer who's worked in comics, prose, and even an online text-based game. I've written a narrative podcast that's released twice a month for the past six years. I'm currently looking for work in North American comics.
A young woman's face is broken up into nine panels. She's got dark hair that comes down just past her shoulders. She's wearing a simple necklace, a plain top, and an unbuttoned shirt over it. In the first panel, we also see a disapproving elderly man and woman. In the sixth panel, we see the man again; in the eighth, we see the elderly woman. The young woman's speech bubbles are in panels one, three, seven and nine. Those speech bubbles contain the following text: Panel 1: I guess everyone's got different reasons. Panel 3: Some people don't think mental health is a "real thing". Panel 7: Some people are ashamed to talk about it. Panel 9: But not talking about it doesn't mean it's not there... Twelve panels on a page, divided up by four rows, with three panels on each row. The two panels at the side of each row are squares of equal size, while the centre panels are all vertically long rectangles. The first panel on each row is of a man at different stages in his life. In the first row, he's an old man, with spectacles and an opened mouth smile. In the second row, he's middle-aged with spectacles and tight lipped smile. In the third, he's in his thirties and is sticking his tongue out. In the fourth, he's a boy with a wide-mouthed smile. The third panels on all four rows are of a woman at different ages. In the first row, she's in her thirties and is smiling wistfully. In the second, she's in her twenties and is grinning cheekily. In the third, she's a child and sticking her tongue out playfully. In the fourth, she's in her thirties again and crying. In the centre panel along all four rows is a congkak board with two pairs of hands picking up and removing seeds from different holes in the board. The captions are: Row 1 - "BUT EVEN THOUGH DAD SOMETIMES FORGOT HOW OLD I WAS--" Row 2 - "--IT ALLOWED US TO RELIVE ALL OUR TIME TOGETHER--" Row 3 - "--ALL THE WAY FROM WHEN I WAS A KID." Row 4 - "DAD WAS ALSO CHILDLIKE AT TIMES, WHICH WAS PART OF THE DEMENTIA." Two pages from the prose portion of WORK-LIFE BALANCE. On the left page is a portrait of the character Dina, in an outfit that is a blend of modern office wear and batik. On the right page is the opening text for the chapter titled "Resignation": “As per my previous email,” Dina typed furiously, “I’d triple-checked all details before forwarding the 16-3RΩ form to Belial. Belial was meant to simply approve the form, and not amend anything, before forwarding it to Leviathan’s office. I have also attached the version of the form that Belial received, for everyone’s perusal.” Dina leaned back into her ergonomically designed chair and stared intently at her screen for a moment. Her desk was empty except for her laptop, a tiny potted cactus that she’d named Mr Prickle, and a Far Side calendar whose pages hadn’t been flipped since February. Dina leaned forward again, deleted the whole bit about Belial not needing to amend
January 14, 2026 at 2:39 AM
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Feeling boss, won't delete later. (Going for an event at a venue with chilly air conditioning later, so I have an excuse to use my fierce jacket today.)
A photo of me in a car. I'm wearing a black t-shirt and a green jacket.
January 14, 2026 at 5:13 AM
waynereewrites.com
#portfolioday

I'm a writer who's worked in comics, prose, and even an online text-based game. I've written a narrative podcast that's released twice a month for the past six years. I'm currently looking for work in North American comics.
A young woman's face is broken up into nine panels. She's got dark hair that comes down just past her shoulders. She's wearing a simple necklace, a plain top, and an unbuttoned shirt over it. In the first panel, we also see a disapproving elderly man and woman. In the sixth panel, we see the man again; in the eighth, we see the elderly woman. The young woman's speech bubbles are in panels one, three, seven and nine. Those speech bubbles contain the following text: Panel 1: I guess everyone's got different reasons. Panel 3: Some people don't think mental health is a "real thing". Panel 7: Some people are ashamed to talk about it. Panel 9: But not talking about it doesn't mean it's not there... Twelve panels on a page, divided up by four rows, with three panels on each row. The two panels at the side of each row are squares of equal size, while the centre panels are all vertically long rectangles. The first panel on each row is of a man at different stages in his life. In the first row, he's an old man, with spectacles and an opened mouth smile. In the second row, he's middle-aged with spectacles and tight lipped smile. In the third, he's in his thirties and is sticking his tongue out. In the fourth, he's a boy with a wide-mouthed smile. The third panels on all four rows are of a woman at different ages. In the first row, she's in her thirties and is smiling wistfully. In the second, she's in her twenties and is grinning cheekily. In the third, she's a child and sticking her tongue out playfully. In the fourth, she's in her thirties again and crying. In the centre panel along all four rows is a congkak board with two pairs of hands picking up and removing seeds from different holes in the board. The captions are: Row 1 - "BUT EVEN THOUGH DAD SOMETIMES FORGOT HOW OLD I WAS--" Row 2 - "--IT ALLOWED US TO RELIVE ALL OUR TIME TOGETHER--" Row 3 - "--ALL THE WAY FROM WHEN I WAS A KID." Row 4 - "DAD WAS ALSO CHILDLIKE AT TIMES, WHICH WAS PART OF THE DEMENTIA." Two pages from the prose portion of WORK-LIFE BALANCE. On the left page is a portrait of the character Dina, in an outfit that is a blend of modern office wear and batik. On the right page is the opening text for the chapter titled "Resignation": “As per my previous email,” Dina typed furiously, “I’d triple-checked all details before forwarding the 16-3RΩ form to Belial. Belial was meant to simply approve the form, and not amend anything, before forwarding it to Leviathan’s office. I have also attached the version of the form that Belial received, for everyone’s perusal.” Dina leaned back into her ergonomically designed chair and stared intently at her screen for a moment. Her desk was empty except for her laptop, a tiny potted cactus that she’d named Mr Prickle, and a Far Side calendar whose pages hadn’t been flipped since February. Dina leaned forward again, deleted the whole bit about Belial not needing to amend
January 14, 2026 at 2:39 AM
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A good many days in our household start with us dancing while making coffee. I am always grateful that @nadiadaeng.bsky.social and I both appreciate how much being silly helps with our sanity.
blackamazon.bsky.social 🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · 1d
I am very glad I will be able to look back on my life and have moments where some of my favorite Saturdays were dancing in grocery aisles with friends
January 13, 2026 at 3:16 AM
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I (half-)joked with everyone who asked me over the last year how my novel was going that I was on the fourth round of my first ten thousand words. Well, I've finally made it past that first ten thousand words today.
January 13, 2026 at 2:19 AM
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god, so much this
pairofclaws.bsky.social Abra / Jessica Conwell, The Everwife 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇲🇽🌼👻 @pairofclaws.bsky.social · 1d
I gotta say, as a person who has to fight to squeeze in writing time amid the tasks of the job that actually pays my bills, it's pretty infuriating that the people being paid giant bags with dollar signs on the side to write are like, "nah, can't this terrible robot do it instead?"
January 13, 2026 at 1:53 AM
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Retailers, WORK-LIFE BALANCE—the award-winning prose/comics hybrid by myself and @charsiewspace.bsky.social—is available internationally again! To order copies (or more copies, if you're already supporting us), speak with your Ingram or Consortium sales rep now. An Edelweiss listing is coming soon.
Work-Life Balance
(2022, with Benjamin Chee) When a menacing multinational arrives on our shores, familiar creatures like pontianaks, manananggals, rākṣasīs and ba jiao guis are forced out of their jobs. Some give i…
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January 7, 2026 at 6:03 AM
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Wishing a Happy Batman '66 Day to those who celebrate, like @munira.bsky.social.
coliseumofcomics.com Coliseum of Comics @coliseumofcomics.com · 2d
On this day sixty years ago, the Batman TV series starring Adam West and Burt Ward debuted on ABC Television.
January 13, 2026 at 12:26 AM
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By the indisputable Daniel Warren Johnson
January 12, 2026 at 10:43 PM
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Being kind to myself helps my writing. Why did none of you tell me this earlier?! (I'm kidding. You all told me this and I was too busy being unkind to myself to listen.)
January 12, 2026 at 2:18 AM
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Singapore’s BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 #booksky Get your copy now delivered anywhere in the world!
waynereewrites.com Wayne Rée (he/they) @waynereewrites.com · 7d
Retailers, WORK-LIFE BALANCE—the award-winning prose/comics hybrid by myself and @charsiewspace.bsky.social—is available internationally again! To order copies (or more copies, if you're already supporting us), speak with your Ingram or Consortium sales rep now. An Edelweiss listing is coming soon.
Work-Life Balance
(2022, with Benjamin Chee) When a menacing multinational arrives on our shores, familiar creatures like pontianaks, manananggals, rākṣasīs and ba jiao guis are forced out of their jobs. Some give i…
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January 8, 2026 at 2:07 AM
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Easing back into social media. I don't think I'll log into Instagram for a while, but I'm definitely back on Bluesky, at least via my desktop.
January 11, 2026 at 10:18 PM
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Accurate.
The cover of THE SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN #8 by Mike Wieringo and Richard Case, with Spider-Man leaping out of the way of Looter's attack. The cover caption reads, "THE LOOTER: ARMED TO THE TEETH! SPIDER-MAN: WISHING HE'D STAYED IN BED!"
January 11, 2026 at 10:15 PM
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I have just the one console (a Sega Genesis/Mega Drive Mini), so STREETS OF RAGE 2 and SONIC THE HEDGEHOG are my main comfort games. (If I had a working Playstation One, I'd replay TONY HAWK PRO SKATER 2 and SPIDER-MAN over and over again too.)
A screen grab from the first stage of STREETS OF RAGE 2, with Axel giving R. Signal and upper-cut, while another enemy looks on. Sonic the Hedgehog running through Green Hill Zone.
January 11, 2026 at 10:11 PM
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Retailers, WORK-LIFE BALANCE—the award-winning prose/comics hybrid by myself and @charsiewspace.bsky.social—is available internationally again! To order copies (or more copies, if you're already supporting us), speak with your Ingram or Consortium sales rep now. An Edelweiss listing is coming soon.
Work-Life Balance
(2022, with Benjamin Chee) When a menacing multinational arrives on our shores, familiar creatures like pontianaks, manananggals, rākṣasīs and ba jiao guis are forced out of their jobs. Some give i…
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January 7, 2026 at 6:03 AM
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Popping back in real quick to share that I'm featured in @comicsbeat.bsky.social's 2025 - 2026 Creator Survey, talking about HOW ARE YOU FEELING? as well as my contribution to DELAY: A COMICS ANTHOLOGY with @eyesongoh.bsky.social and @nadiadaeng.bsky.social
The Beats 2025-2026 Creator Survey Part 3: Favorite comics shops around the world
More from comics industry folks around the world on what they have cooking for '26....and their favorite comics shops!
www.comicsbeat.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:32 AM
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I'm a couple of days late, but tradition's tradition! See you in mid-January, folks.
mckelvie.bsky.social Jamie McKelvie @mckelvie.bsky.social · 20d
To me, my X-Mas!
December 29, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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Time for my year-end social media break. I'll largely be offline till mid-January, but I'll pop in every now and then to check my DMs (and repost Jamie's Christmas joke). Our publisher's deal with their new distributor begins in January, so if you wanted to get WORK-LIFE BALANCE, please do so then.
Work-Life Balance
(2022, with Benjamin Chee) When a menacing multinational arrives on our shores, familiar creatures like pontianaks, manananggals, rākṣasīs and ba jiao guis are forced out of their jobs. Some give i…
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December 13, 2025 at 5:24 AM
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Deleting Bluesky off my phone first, before logging out of social media tomorrow. Once again, please get WORK-LIFE BALANCE in January, when we have a new distributor who (hopefully) won't use copies of our books to get them out of their shitty financial situation, instead of paying us our residuals.
waynereewrites.com Wayne Rée (he/they) @waynereewrites.com · Dec 9
After this Friday, I'm taking a social media break till mid-January. In 2026, however, WORK-LIFE BALANCE will once again be available internationally, through a distributor that will actually pay Ben and I our due residuals. So, when the New Year hits, please head to my website and order your copy.
Work-Life Balance
(2022, with Benjamin Chee) When a menacing multinational arrives on our shores, familiar creatures like pontianaks, manananggals, rākṣasīs and ba jiao guis are forced out of their jobs. Some give i…
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December 11, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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Mild spoilers for WELCOME TO DERRY: So, wait. If the creature takes on the form of what it thinks attracts children, does that mean that it might've eventually come back as a MINECRAFT character?
December 11, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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Not sure about this new Fahrenheit 451 remake. Rather than burning books, they've banned sick burns. It's a disstopia.
December 9, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Just a reminder --
Creative work IS work
December 9, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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You will be visited by three spirits
Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor, and Atticus Ross in tuxedos at the Oscars. Jon Batiste is in a dynamic pose with the Oscar statue.
December 9, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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After this Friday, I'm taking a social media break till mid-January. In 2026, however, WORK-LIFE BALANCE will once again be available internationally, through a distributor that will actually pay Ben and I our due residuals. So, when the New Year hits, please head to my website and order your copy.
Work-Life Balance
(2022, with Benjamin Chee) When a menacing multinational arrives on our shores, familiar creatures like pontianaks, manananggals, rākṣasīs and ba jiao guis are forced out of their jobs. Some give i…
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December 9, 2025 at 5:59 AM